Schools
Johnston County Students Invited To Enter Attendance Poster Contest
JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. – Preschool and elementary students across Johnston County are being invited to help spread the message that showing up for school matters. Read to Grow Johnston County…
JCC Advances Historic Bond-Funded Campus Improvements
Projects will expand and renovate public-safety and healthcare training facilities on its main campus SMITHFIELD, N.C. – Johnston Community College is moving forward with three major campus projects funded through…
JCPS Reaches 12-Year High In Academic Performance
SMITHFIELD, N.C. – Johnston County Public Schools posted gains in student proficiency, graduation rates and school performance during the 2025-26 school year, according to newly released state accountability data. Overall…
Corinth Holders Students Organize 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb
WENDELL, N.C. – Corinth Holders High School will host a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Friday, Sept. 11, honoring the first responders who climbed the World Trade Center towers during…
UMO Ranked Among Nation’s Safest College Campuses
MOUNT OLIVE – The University of Mount Olive has been ranked the safest college campus in North Carolina for the sixth consecutive year by Niche. UMO also placed among the…
Community Colleges Merit Funding Priority
By John Hood RALEIGH — When the North Carolina General Assembly enacted a new state budget earlier this summer, the state’s community colleges received a substantial boost in taxpayer funding.…
Benson School Faculty, Staff Reunion Set For Oct. 10
BENSON, N.C. – Former faculty and staff members who served at Benson Primary, Benson Elementary and Benson Middle schools are invited to attend a reunion Saturday, Oct. 10. The gathering…
Former JCPS Bus Monitor Jailed Under $2.5 Million Bond
JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. – A former Johnston County Public Schools bus monitor has been arrested in an investigation involving an alleged inappropriate relationship with a teenage student, nearly 20 months…
Campbell Names Interim Athletic Director, Begins National Search
BUIES CREEK – Campbell University has launched a national search for its next Director of Athletics and named Melissa Wendt to lead the department on an interim basis. Wendt will…
JCPS Kindergarten Students Begin 2026-27 School Year
SMITHFIELD, N.C. -Johnston County Public Schools welcomed its newest students to the classroom this week as kindergarten classes began for the 2026-27 school year. The school district used a two-day…
School Bus Rear-Ended Near Four Oaks
FOUR OAKS, N.C. – No injuries were reported after a Johnston County Public Schools bus was rear-ended Thursday morning while stopping to pick up a student. The crash happened on…
Johnston County Targets Defense Industry For New Jobs, Investment
JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. – Following the recruitment of a $1 billion rare-earth magnet manufacturing facility to Benson, Johnston County economic development leaders are looking to the defense industry as a…
